Separator.



G. FREDRIOKSON. SEPARATOR.

APPLICATION rum) r212. 1,050,730. 8 Patented Jam14,1913.

WITNESSES nnonrlm O. PREDRICKSON.

SEPARATOE.

APPLICATION FILED rune 1912.

Patented Jan. 14, 1913.

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WITNESSES 0. FREDRIGKSON. .SEPARATOR.

I APPLIUATION FILED FEB. 8, 1912. 1,050,730.

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Patented Jan. 14, 1913.

. 1mm v i I tinually mesh withthe gear wheel 580 The I gear Wheel 58 is rigidly secured to the shaft 63, which shaft carries the power pulley 64" 21 1 d is adapted to continuously rotate as" long 5 as the engine or other motive power is in operation. However, itis not necessary-for, the separator to operate even if the -power pulley (Si is moving. 1 I I When the pinion 59 is meshing with the gear wheel 62, power. will be conveyedfrom pulley- (34 to shaft (33, sprocltetwheel 58, pinion 59, and from thence-to gearwhecltiQ, and to the other moving parts of. the steps-- rator. \Vhen the pinion 59 is moved to t-he; dott ed position shown in Figs/ k," the power pulley n4 is disconnectedffron the moving parts of theseparator sothat the separator will stop not withstandingthe-fact that the,

to throw the pinion 59 into and out of mesh with gear wheeltiZ, the lever' 61 has pivot ally connected therewith, a link 65 which is )i\'ota-lly,connectedntits opposite end with a 'pivotally'mounted lever-6G; I Theleyer 66 .5 is designed to be positioned either in a 'notch ($7 or a notch (38' in rack 69. \Vhcn the lever ($6 is in notch es, the power is connected to the machine so that the sainewill operate, and when the lever (36 is in notch-67 the power is disconnected from the operating partsof the machine. By this construction and arrangement of nea'ns for throwing the narhin'e into and out oioperatioh, the engine or other power need not-lie shut down when" it desired to stop the separator.

Arranged at one end of the machineare a pair of L-sha'ped levers 70 which carry across bar or axle 71 on which are mountedtraction wheels TZ-and 73. \The lower end of the levers 70 are pivotally connected by' holts orother suitable means to the frame -1, so 1' at when the upper-end of the levers are moved doivnward and v caused to engage notchesZk-Tt,the trontofthe machine Willhe supported b .the wheels 72 and 73. This 7 will permit the machine to he shifted or, inbred :ihOlltDlOl' easily, lit-operation the potatoes or other matter wagon or'other source of. supply. Asthe vn'iaehine continues to-niore the flights 17 and I fingers 18 will successively engageand lift;-

predetermined quantities of the potatoes and a At the tinietthat the potatoes are dumped on t-lie=s -.reen 4", the same is oseillate'diaud moved ha k and forth by the crank lever-.50.

By reason ot the shaking action of the screen .atand"th1angle at; which it is placed, the potatoes will more downward towardthe 7 lower .or discharge end; and \vill'gradually .be separated, the large potatoes passing out the lower end of the screemthe medium sized potatoes thr niglr the opening 40, and

5 the smaller potatoes and dirt through the "wire mesh covering one; of said apertures Itu'res in'xthe" bottom thereot lawire-mesh lower end of saidscreenswinging mean tor. supporting tlieiipper end ofsaid screen and. forth tlirectioiin'r'l on said ivire 'Inesh arr torn of sa id body portion will move Lover the 'wire mesh. and. the finer. matter-"Will v through said wire inesh'on tothebottonr'ofi i being separated is fedinto hopper- 4 frona' thence the coarser inat finally di nipthesame upon the screen 4 Y a ranged on 's'iiid base," swim-me n eshj pro3ectng jhenea troughshaped housing finer" gracleth'an the first nentioned;

screen A's flongnsthefhopperis kept supplied with "potatoesendpower-is provided to'theinnjchine the: some will continu ally operate ancljcontinuallyseparate, potatoes-into jdifferent sizes-"or; grwues without anyassistanceifrpm thei ;operator; .Hav'in'g' thus. "described .gny invention, I claim as new anddesire to. secure; by Letters Patentqf j. T 1 1. In n separator o heiclassfdescribed, thecoinbin'ationoffan elevator; asepnratin screen adapted to; receive articlcs from fsei elevaton sjaidsc crating screen comprising ing substantially-- all 10f saidilbojdy portion end spaced 7 v, therefrolgsq .t-htit";- w certni-n'j .gradeiioi isize of'rrnejtter ay pass through i pulley 6- is continually inoving. o"rder" the wire mesh' on tothe body portion,- e-finer'" whereby articles, passing through said first} 'i mentionedJwire' mesh. are adapted-to pass?v over said second-mentioned wire mesh and be divided into'aplurality of grades thereby thefiner 'grnde 'passing through the scconch mentioned wire mesh andinto the aperture, and means-forgiving said screens back and; forth n orementL 2. In .a separator of thejclass.descrihed= theco'nibination"of;aniel evatiin'g device": screen "for receiving articles from said 91 rating devicpsaid screen being formed Wi a body portion ln'tving a plurality ot zipel" arrangedginfloneof said apertures; z jyire mesh of coarser grade arranged ab ve the bottom of said 'bo-dyu port-ion and covering the first-mentioned w re mesh'f and all of-a said apertures,(-ineans for' s tppor ing the and means for moving said screenin aback iereby imetter' placed vng'etil' above the hot? said body portion and on tofsaid-wire niesh a-rrangedjin'one ot saidnpertures willflp as last inentionedscreeninto i tu1'es"andtlie finer matter V111 as h' sai d 1 astdnenti oned screeni '3'.-'In' a separator of the fcla v the combination of a. base',fsin levator ingi {articles I frond "isaidijel'e s \YliBdhe'SlY formed :Wittures initliegbottom tli shapezi housing and. saifl mtjh back and forth movement,

Lin festrlmozy; whereof I haw signed my to this Esp ficatwn m he presence of two subsonhmq- 15m. x 

